Letter Edged in Black Press, Inc. v. Public Bldg. Com'n of Chicago

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

NAPOLI, District Judge.

Plaintiff seeks a declaratory judgment invalidating defendant’s copyright to the Pablo Picasso sculpture entitled “The Chicago Picasso.” The defendant is the Public Building Commission of Chicago (Commission) and the plaintiff is a publisher who desires to market a copy of the sculpture. Pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure both parties have moved for summary judgment. Succinctly, plaintiff maintains that defendant’s copyright is invalid because the sculpture is in the public domain. Defendant asserts that the Chicago…